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Dennis' quick step

Cover depicts two soldiers in uniform. Their hats bear the insignia "MR." The city of Boston can be seen in the distance, as well as a military encampment.

Date: 1844

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 193844

Ref. Code: EP001.10.TMP.056

Album 30A: Windsor Houses, Volume 1

This album includes fifty-three black and white photographs of historic homes. The images are arranged by owner's last name. Included in this volume are names beginning with A through H. See volume B for I through Z. Both albums were created by Daniel Broderick of Windsor, Connecticut, in 1933. All ...

Date: 1933

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 193839

Ref. Code: PC009.030A

Album 30B: Windsor Houses, Volume 2

This album includes forty-eight black and white photographs of historic homes. The images are arranged by owner's last name. Included in this volume are names beginning with I through Z. See album 30A for A through H. Both albums were created by Daniel Broderick of Windsor, Connecticut, in 1933. All...

Date: 1933

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 193840

Ref. Code: PC009.030B

Dreams of the past

Cover depicts a view of Saint Augustine's church and cemetery, South Boston. A man sits alone beneath a tree.

Date: 1844

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 193849

Ref. Code: EP001.10.TMP.057

Violet quadrilles

Cover depicts a formal dance at Papanti's dance studio. Four couples are dancing while the remainder of the guests sit around the dance floor. Musicians can be seen performing in a balcony.

Date: ca. 1844

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 193855

Ref. Code: EP001.10.TMP.058

Wrecker's daughter quick step

The cover depicts the personification of Hope, holding a memorial portrait of Grace Darling and her father who rescued nine survivors from the wreck of the ship, Forfarshire, off the Farne Islands, 1831.

Date: 1844

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 193862

Ref. Code: EP001.10.TMP.059

The mariner's orphan girl

Cover depicts a bereaved family by the seashore. A young girl and a young boy cling to their mother's dress. The mother's eyes are downcast.

Date: ca. 1845

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 193867

Ref. Code: EP001.10.TMP.060

The razor strop man, or, A few more left : a comic song

The cover depicts an urban street vendor surrounded by a group of customers.

Date: 1845

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 193870

Ref. Code: EP001.10.TMP.061

Favorite melodies from the grand Chinese spectacle of Aladdin, or, The wonderful lamp, as produced at the Boston Museum. No. 6, Aladdin quick step

Cover features a view of the Boston Museum building on Tremont St., Boston.

Date: 1847

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 193875

Ref. Code: EP001.10.TMP.062

He doeth all things well, or, My sister : a ballad

A woman sits alone beneath a tree.

Date: 1847

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 193879

Ref. Code: EP001.10.TMP.063

Sea king's bride

The cover depicts opera singer Johanna Maria "Jenny" Lind (1820-1887) waving.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 193886

Ref. Code: EP001.10.TMP.064

The Massapoag march

Cover features a view of the Massapoag House hotel.

Date: 1848

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 193891

Ref. Code: EP001.10.TMP.065

The death of St. Clare, little Eva's father, from Uncle Tom's Cabin

This sheet music contains harmful imagery and employs racist stereotypes. Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and biases of their creators and time in which they were made. Historic New England does not alte...

Date: 1852

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 193893

Ref. Code: EP001.10.TMP.066

"Sachem's daughter"

This sheet music contains harmful imagery and language and employing racist stereotypes. Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and biases of their creators and time in which they were made. Historic New Englan...

Date: 1850

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 193896

Ref. Code: EP001.10.TMP.067

"The Harrison Song", sheet music, undated

This sheet music contains harmful imagery and language. Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and biases of their creators and time in which they were made. Historic New England does not alter or edit objects a...

Date: 1840, undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 193898

Ref. Code: EP001.10.TMP.068

The lament of the Irish emigrant

The cover depicts a man, presumably an Irish immigrant, leaning against a fence.

Date: 1840

Collection: Barrett family papers

GUSN: 193899

Ref. Code: MS007.01.15.08

The blind boy

Cover depicts a seated boy surrounded by other boys and a woman. One boy is playing a mandolin.

Date: 1842

Collection: Barrett family papers

GUSN: 193915

Ref. Code: MS007.01.18.10

Gordon's quick step

Cover depicts Captain Gordon in uniform and holding a sword. A military encampment is in the background.

Date: 1842

Collection: Barrett family papers

GUSN: 193916

Ref. Code: MS007.01.18.11

The alpine hunters

Cover depicts two men and two women in traditional Tyrol (Alps) costume. One woman is holding a guitar.

Date: 1841

Collection: Barrett family papers

GUSN: 193923

Ref. Code: MS007.01.45.01

Stereograph of a group of people in front of a dwelling, location unknown, ca. 1870

A group of men and women pose in front of a house. People in the foreground are seated while people in the background are standing.

Date: ca. 1870

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 193926

Ref. Code: PC001.04.02.3600.001

Farm hands on a hay wagon, Oak Hill, Aldie, Va., 1905-1915

Three farm hands work at Oak Hill, President James Monroe's residence, in Aldie, Virginia. They drive and sit on a wagon loaded with hay.

Date: 1905-1915

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 193930

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.0150.0200.003

Portrait of John F. Kennedy, full face, seated at his desk, 1957

Seated half portrait of Senator John F. Kennedy. Seated at his desk, he turns to face the camera, a contemplative look on his face.

Date: 1957

Collection: Verner Reed Photographic Collection, 1950-1972

GUSN: 193932

Ref. Code: PC044.TMP.003

Portrait of John F. Kennedy, three-quarter profile, holding eyeglasses, 1957

Formal half portrait of Senator John F. Kennedy. He is looking to the right of the camera and holds his glasses in his right hand.

Date: 1957

Collection: Verner Reed Photographic Collection, 1950-1972

GUSN: 193933

Ref. Code: PC044.TMP.004

Rosenberg vigil II, Boston, 1953

In June 1953, Reed spent an afternoon photographing protesters in front of the Massachusetts State House in Boston. Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, who had been convicted in 1951 on espionage charges for passing secrets about nuclear weapons to the Soviet Union, were scheduled to be executed on June 19,...

Date: 1953

Collection: Verner Reed Photographic Collection, 1950-1972

GUSN: 193936

Ref. Code: PC044.TMP.007

Rosenberg vigil I, Boston, 1953

In June 1953, Reed spent an afternoon photographing protesters in front of the Massachusetts State House in Boston. Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, who had been convicted in 1951 on espionage charges for passing secrets about nuclear weapons to the Soviet Union, were scheduled to be executed on June 19,...

Date: 1953

Collection: Verner Reed Photographic Collection, 1950-1972

GUSN: 193937

Ref. Code: PC044.TMP.016

Rosenberg vigil III, Boston, 1953

In June 1953, Reed spent an afternoon photographing protesters in front of the Massachusetts State House in Boston. Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, who had been convicted in 1951 on espionage charges for passing secrets about nuclear weapons to the Soviet Union, were scheduled to be executed on June 19,...

Date: 1953

Collection: Verner Reed Photographic Collection, 1950-1972

GUSN: 193943

Ref. Code: PC044.TMP.017

Philip Little House, 10 Chestnut Street, Salem, Mass., parlor no. 2

This interior photograph of the Philip Little House at 10 Chestnut Street in Salem, Massachusetts shows a room that may be a parlor. The room contains an upright piano with sheet music on its stand, a fireplace with an overmantel mirror, and various pieces of furniture, including a rocking chair.

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 193944

Ref. Code: PC002.USMA.Salem.154.01

Rosenberg vigil IV, Boston, 1953

In June 1953, Reed spent an afternoon photographing protesters in front of the Massachusetts State House in Boston. Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, who had been convicted in 1951 on espionage charges for passing secrets about nuclear weapons to the Soviet Union, were scheduled to be executed on June 19,...

Date: 1953

Collection: Verner Reed Photographic Collection, 1950-1972

GUSN: 193952

Ref. Code: PC044.TMP.018

Philip Little House, 10 Chestnut Street, Salem, Mass., parlor no. 2, version 2

This interior photograph of the Philip Little House at 10 Chestnut Street in Salem, Massachusetts shows a room that may be a parlor. The room contains an upright piano with sheet music on its stand, a fireplace with an overmantel mirror, and various pieces of furniture, including a rocking chair.

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 193950

Ref. Code: PC002.USMA.Salem.154.02

Edmund S. Muskie, Rumford, Maine, 1954

Edmund S. Muskie started politics with a successful 1946 run for a seat in the Maine House of Representatives, where he served three consecutive terms. Here, Reed shows Muskie in his hometown on the day of the 1954 Maine gubernatorial election. Reed's pictures cover the story from the tension while ...

Date: 1954

Collection: Verner Reed Photographic Collection, 1950-1972

GUSN: 193956

Ref. Code: PC044.TMP.019

Edmund S. Muskie, with daughter, Rumford, Maine, 1954

Edmund S. Muskie started politics with a successful 1946 run for a seat in the Maine House of Representatives, where he served three consecutive terms. Here, Reed shows Muskie in his hometown on the day of the 1954 Maine gubernatorial election. Reed's pictures cover the story from the tension while ...

Date: 1954

Collection: Verner Reed Photographic Collection, 1950-1972

GUSN: 193961

Ref. Code: PC044.TMP.020

Girl with wreath, Webster, N.H., 1955

This Life photo-essay, "A Wedding in a Land of Dolls," described the fanciful wedding of dolls at the home of children's book author Tasha Tudor. Tudor famously eschewed the trappings of modern living and created instead a carefully constructed world based on nostalgia for pre-modern America. Reed t...

Date: 1955

Collection: Verner Reed Photographic Collection, 1950-1972

GUSN: 193963

Ref. Code: PC044.TMP.021

Advertisement for Grand Colonial silver pattern, manufactured by Wallace Silversmith, Wallingford, Conn., 1943

Originally printed in the November, 1943 issue of "Good Housekeeping," this advertisement shows the Grand Colonial silver pattern. The copy speaks about the "Colonial" times where the designers drew inspiration.

Date: 1943-11-01

Collection: Non-Historic New England periodicals

GUSN: 193966

Ref. Code: SC002.TMP.013

Evening chores, Webster, N.H., 1955

This Life photo-essay, "A Wedding in a Land of Dolls," described the fanciful wedding of dolls at the home of children's book author Tasha Tudor. Tudor famously eschewed the trappings of modern living and created instead a carefully constructed world based on nostalgia for pre-modern America. Reed t...

Date: 1955

Collection: Verner Reed Photographic Collection, 1950-1972

GUSN: 193965

Ref. Code: PC044.TMP.022

Outdoor concert, Bolton, Vermont, 1972

A group of people dance and twirl at an outdoor concert. The man closest to the camera is shirtless, and dances with a cigarette in his mouth. Most dancers are barefoot. Two children can be seen in the crowd.

Date: 1972

Collection: Verner Reed Photographic Collection, 1950-1972

GUSN: 193967

Ref. Code: PC044.TMP.005

Boston's finest, 1957

Two smiling police officers flank Senator John F. Kennedy as he walks down a Boston street at night.

Date: 1957

Collection: Verner Reed Photographic Collection, 1950-1972

GUSN: 193968

Ref. Code: PC044.TMP.006

Advertisement for Plymouth Rock Gelatine, Plymouth Rock Gelatine Company, 68 Western Avenue, Boston, Mass., undated

The advertising flyer for Plymouth Rock Gelatine depicts "The courtship of Miles Standish" with an image of Priscilla and Miles eating a pudding made with gelatine. The product was patented on March 5, 1889.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 193969

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.07.03.035

Advertisement for Ward's Paradise Fruit Cake, Ward Baking Company, New York, New York, 1922

A Pilgrim couple sit on the shore of a bay watching a ship. The man holds a rifle and has shot a turkey. The woman wears a traditionally styled dress and red cape. Above the landscape is an image of the fruit cake and decorative gift tin.

Date: 1922

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 193980

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.01.01.008

Trade card for Hart, Schaffner and Marx hand-tailored clothes at the Continental Clothing House, Boston, Mass., undated

This trade card is illustrated with two men in fine suits and a worker hauling bags away from a ship. The man in front wears a black suit and appears to have a peg leg.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 193991

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.05.01.052

Butternut fudge, Tunbridge, Vermont, 1955

Reed visited Vermont's Tunbridge Fair, camera in hand, on several occasions. In 1964, Vermont Life published a major photo-essay on the fair, which the editors referred to as "Vermont's own" World's Fair. The fair had a well-earned reputation for being the place where Vermonters let their hair down....

Date: 1955

Collection: Verner Reed Photographic Collection, 1950-1972

GUSN: 193995

Ref. Code: PC044.TMP.023

Advertisement for Priscilla compound, produced by Priscilla Manufacturing Company, Hartford, Conn., 1898

This advertisement for the "Priscilla" Compound shows Priscilla cleaning with the powder and an offer for the "Story of Priscilla", free of charge.

Collection: Non-Historic New England periodicals

GUSN: 193994

Ref. Code: SC002.TMP.014

Advertisement for The Old Homestead Colonial Rugs, R.H. Stearns & Co., Boston, Mass., undated

The rug pictured is a woven rag rug in many colors with short fringe on either end.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 193998

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.01.01.01.027

Album 1, Book 1: Massachusetts Historic Homes and Landmarks

One of eight scrapbooks of 2.5 x 3.5 inch photographic prints, postcards, and original artwork document historic homes and landmarks in Massachusetts. The scrapbooks are undated, but they were probably created in the 1920s. The quality of the photographs is excellent, despite their small format. Of ...

Date: 1920s

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194001

Ref. Code: PC009.001-1

Album 1, Book 2: Massachusetts Historic Homes and Landmarks

One of eight scrapbooks of 2.5 x 3.5 inch photographic prints, postcards, and original artwork document historic homes and landmarks in Massachusetts. The scrapbooks are undated, but they were probably created in the 1920s. The quality of the photographs is excellent, despite their small format. Of ...

Date: 1920s

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194002

Ref. Code: PC009.001-2

Album 1, Book 3: Massachusetts Historic Homes and Landmarks

One of eight scrapbooks of 2.5 x 3.5 inch photographic prints, postcards, and original artwork document historic homes and landmarks in Massachusetts. The scrapbooks are undated, but they were probably created in the 1920s. The quality of the photographs is excellent, despite their small format. Of ...

Date: 1920s

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194005

Ref. Code: PC009.001-3

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Ledger and daybook of Andrew Brabazon, Hartford, Conn., 1858-1863

Stone and stone cutting Itemizes cost of materials used by a stone cutter and his charges for labor and for the finished stone in the form of monuments or architectural lintels, steps, etc. Measurements are specified. "Billheads" section provides customers' names (indexed) and some addresses in C...

Date: 1858-1863

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194004

Ref. Code: MS002.001

Album 1, Book 4: Massachusetts Historic Homes and Landmarks

One of eight scrapbooks of 2.5 x 3.5 inch photographic prints, postcards, and original artwork document historic homes and landmarks in Massachusetts. The scrapbooks are undated, but they were probably created in the 1920s. The quality of the photographs is excellent, despite their small format. Of ...

Date: 1920s

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194006

Ref. Code: PC009.001-4

Album 1, Book 5: Massachusetts Historic Homes and Landmarks

One of eight scrapbooks of 2.5 x 3.5 inch photographic prints, postcards, and original artwork document historic homes and landmarks in Massachusetts. The scrapbooks are undated, but they were probably created in the 1920s. The quality of the photographs is excellent, despite their small format. Of ...

Date: 1920s

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194008

Ref. Code: PC009.001-5

No image available

Daybook of Walley, Boston, Mass., July 12-September 8, 1797

Records prices of glass used for architectural purposes. Includes names of purchasers in Boston, Roxbury, and Newburyport, Mass. Mentions carriers and packing costs.

Date: 1797

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194009

Ref. Code: MS002.005

Album 1, Book 6: Massachsuetts Historic Homes and Landmarks

One of eight scrapbooks of 2.5 x 3.5 inch photographic prints, postcards, and original artwork document historic homes and landmarks in Massachusetts. The scrapbooks are undated, but they were probably created in the 1920s. The quality of the photographs is excellent, despite their small format. Of ...

Date: 1920s

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194014

Ref. Code: PC009.001-6